Bangkok, "Chulaphan" prepares to demonstrate the use of the app to log into the digital wallet system on July 24, confident that the system will be ready to open for registration on August 1, clarifies the rumor that the governor of the Bank of Thailand has issued a letter warning about digital wallets, which is not true, confirms that there is no issue of financial discipline, but is concerned about the system. Mr. Chulaphan Amornvivat, Deputy Minister of Finance, spoke about the news that the meeting of the policy committee for the 10,000 baht top-up project via digital wallets that was held yesterday (15 July), Mr. Sethaput Suthiwatnarueput, Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), did not attend the meeting, but assigned the deputy governor of the BOT to attend the meeting instead, and sent a letter expressing concern, especially about the budget usage, even though the budget was reduced to 450 billion baht, but fiscal discipline must still be taken into account. Mr. Chulaphan explained that the news th at was released did not match the meeting, which was yesterday that the Governor of the Bank of Thailand did not attend the meeting because he had an overseas mission, but he left his concerns with the Deputy Governor to present at the meeting, confirming that there were no issues related to fiscal discipline. There were 2 issues: the system itself, which must be secure and safe, and the Bank of Thailand must be requested to inspect the system within 15 days before the system is launched, which is ready to be sent to the Bank of Thailand for inspection. The other issue is to be careful about misuse, which the subcommittee proposed to disqualify groups of people who had previously violated the agreements of government projects, such as the Half-Half project and the We Travel Together project, where money was misused, exchanged for cash, or did not actually use the service, but used the right to share the money, which has caused lawsuits. This group will not receive the 10,000 baht from the digital wallet proje ct, and may also be disqualified from other government assistance projects in the future. As for the big announcement on July 24, in addition to clarifying the details and clear time frame, there will be a sample application to demonstrate how to use the system. Those who are disqualified will be informed by the system, such as having income exceeding the specified conditions. The system will have a process for appealing the rights, and if a re-examination finds an error, the rights will be returned. Mr. Chulaphan emphasized that the system is ready and can open for registration on August 1st as announced by the Prime Minister. People can verify their identity or KYC via the government app starting today. The latest number of people has been verified in the millions. He warned people not to believe fake websites that trick people into registering, as the government will only use registration via the government app. Source: Thai News Agency
